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Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

World War II drama. A mild-mannered schoolteacher who has lived quietly with his mother under German occupation decides that he must make a stand.

Contributors

Arthur Lory:
Charles Laughton
Louise Martin:
Maureen O'Hara
George Lambert:
George Sanders
Major Erich von Keller:
Walter Slezak
Paul Martin:
Kent Smith
Mrs Emma Lory:
Una O'Connor
Professor Sorel:
Philip Merivale
Prosecuting Attorney:
George Coulouris
Julie Grant:
Nancy Gates
Presiding Judge:
Ivan Simpson
Director:
Jean Renoir
Producer:
Jean Renoir

Duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Prison drama based on a true story. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the infamous Devil's Island prison camp for a murder he did not commit, Henri 'Papillon' Charriere's only passion is to escape. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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A landmark in the history of cinema, telling the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. Starring Orson Welles. Show more

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Director:
Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane:
Orson Welles
Kane (aged 8):
Buddy Swan
Kane III:
Sonny Bupp
Kane's father:
Harry Shannon
Jedediah Leland:
Joseph Cotten
Mr. Bernstein:
Everett Sloane
Mary Kane:
Agnes Moorehead
James W Gettys:
Ray Collins
Susan Alexander Kane:
Dorothy Comingore
Walter Parks Thatcher:
George Coulouris
Raymond:
Paul Stewart
Emily Norton:
Ruth Warrick
The Headwaiter:
Gus Schilling
Herbert Carter:
Erskine Sanford
Mr. Rawlston:
Philip Van Zandt
Jerry Thompson:
William Alland
Director of photography:
Gregg Toland

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Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Downbeat drama about a cockney drifter (Cary Grant) who is tempted into a life of crime. Family tragedy and impending war finally offer him the chance to redeem himself. Show more

Contributors

Ernie Mott:
Cary Grant
Aggie Hunner:
Jane Wyatt
Jim Mordinoy:
George Coulouris
Len Tate:
Dan Duryea

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Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Comedy starring Dirk Bogarde and Kenneth More. Along with three companions, a medical student faces five hectic but hilarious years at St Swithin's Hospital. Show more

Contributors

Magistrate:
Nicholas Phipps
Simon Sparrow:
Dirk Bogarde
Sister Virtue:
Jean Taylor Smith
Richard Grimsdyke:
Kenneth More
Lancelot Spratt:
James Robertson Justice
Director:
Ralph Thomas
Producer:
Betty E Box